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Mingalar Aviation Services

Mingalar Aviation Services

Airline from Myanmar


Mingalar Aviation Services (Burmese: မင်္ဂလာ လေကြောင်းပို့ဆောင်ရေးလုပ်ငန်း) formerly known as Air Kanbawza or Air KBZ, is a privately owned domestic airline in Myanmar based in Yangon. It was established in June 2010 as Air Kanbawza and officially rebranded itself as Mingalar on 6 January 2024.[1] The airline began operations with domestic scheduled services from Yangon, Myanmar on 2 April 2011.[2] In 2015 Air KBZ began codesharing international flights with its partner Myanmar Airways International, and on 2 December 2016 Air KBZ itself expanded internationally, launching its first scheduled service outside Myanmar with flights connecting Yangon and Chiang Mai in neighboring Thailand.[3]

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Destinations

Mingalar Aviation Services serves the following destinations as of January 2024:

Codeshare agreements

Mingalar Aviation Services has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

Current fleet

As of January 2024, the Mingalar Aviation Services fleet consists of the following aircraft:

ATR 72-600 Of Mingalar
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Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft under the name of Air KBZ (as of April 2024):[14]

Sponsorships

In 2014, Mingalar Aviation Services started sponsoring Myanmar's national sport, Lethwei. The event is called the Air KBZ Aung Lan Golden Belt Championship being held at Thein Phyu Stadium in Yangon.[15]


References

  1. "About Us". Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. "Air KBZ launched domestic scheduled services from Yangon, Myanmar on 2 April 2011". ATR Aircraft. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  3. "Airline Review - Air KBZ". Destination Travel. 2 May 2018.
  4. "Imphal-Mandalay flight from November 23". NorthEast Today. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. "Air KBZ Fleet Details and History". airfleets.net. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 21.
  7. Kyaw Zin Hlaing (13 December 2016). "Myanmar's lethwei goliath toppled by Canadian 'Dave'". Myanmar Times.

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